卡脖子
qiǎ​bó​zi

to strangle

  • created sense approved 卡脖子 · qiǎ​bó​zi · to strangle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卡脖子

    qiǎ​bó​zi

    to strangle

    to squeeze or choke someone's throat; to have someone in a stranglehold

    kǎ​bó​zi

    卡, 脖子

    卡 (literal) → 卡 · qiǎ · to choke 脖 (literal) → 脖 · bó · neck 子 (bound) → 子 · zi · noun suffix

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 卡脖子 · qiǎ​bó​zi · to create a bottleneck — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卡脖子

    qiǎ​bó​zi

    to create a bottleneck

    to put someone in a difficult position by targeting a vulnerability; to create a bottleneck or obstacle that affects the entire operation

    kǎ​bó​zi

    卡, 脖子

    卡 (literal) → 卡 · qiǎ · to block 脖 (literal) → 脖 · bó · neck 子 (bound) → 子 · zi · noun suffix

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense